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Michigan
College publicity
Stock footage
Campus footage, 1969. This is a video in color without audio. Some footage is dark while other parts have color balance issues. There are shots of the exteriors of campus buildings, and students walking around campus.
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State audiovisual media collection, (GV000-04)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
In Copyright
Educational films
College Admissions Video Part 1. This is a promotional video in black and white with audio, produced for the admissions office in 1974. The visual is distorted throughout, and also has some audio distortion. The video covers a broad range of topics about Grand Valley State Colleges. There is an explanation of the college system, with further descriptions of each of the colleges (College of Arts and Science, Thomas Jefferson College, William James College, and College IV) interspersed throughout the video. It also showcases the various amenities and services on campus, including the video studio, computer center, the Loutit Hall of Science, Zumberge Library, and the foreign language lab. There are interviews with different offices on campus, including campus police, student housing, the Dean of Student Services, the Educational Studies Institute, and admissions. The video also includes information on physical education and athletics, health services, and general campus information. The video was produced by Karen Ronsully and Jeff Goldberg, students at William James College.
College Admissions Video Part 2. This is a promotional video in black and white with audio, produced for the admissions office in 1974. The visual is distorted throughout, and also has some audio distortion. This continues in the style of College Admissions Video Part 1. It begins with information about the Alexander Calder Fine Arts Buidling and a jazz ensemble performance. The video then focuses on the amenities of the new student center on campus. There are interviews with the radio station and a political science class. The video finishes with a discussion of housing options on and off campus, and an interview with a resident assistant. The video was produced by Karen Ronsully and Jeff Goldberg, students at William James College.
Rites and ceremonies
Groundbreaking. This video shows the groundbreaking ceremony on August 28, 1962. The video is in black and white, including overlaid images and newspapers. The clip shows President James Zumberge at the podium as he announces the groundbreaking. The dynamite charge intended to serve as the groundbreaking does not go off as planned. This clip is part of a longer video on The Life and Times of James H. Zumberge.
Speeches
1969 Commencement Ceremony. This video is in color, without sound for the first 30 seconds. It shows different angles of President Arend D. Lubbers speaking at the podium and shots of the audience. The last half of the video has sound, although it cuts out at the end while Lubbers presents an honorary degree to Alexander Calder, the artist and engineer.
Sports
GVSC Crew Practice. This black and white video shows footage of the GVSC crew team practicing on the river. The teams are shot from multiple angles they row in the water. Comments from the captain/coach can be heard on camera.
Financial Aid Fact Frames – Paying for College, 1988
GVSC Financial Aid Fact Frames. This is a video in color. The first three and a half minutes consist of still images and text effects with a voiceover describing who is eligible for financial aid, how financial aid packages are put together, where to look for grants and scholarships, and when to start looking into financial aid. After this is a series of “fact frames” that viewers can pause to read. Each frame begins with a question related to financial aid followed by the answer. These consist of just text on the screen with no voiceover.
Getting to Know Grand Valley, circa 1970
Promotional films
Getting to Know Grand Valley. This is a promotional video in color with audio. It begins with a group of faculty talking to each other about their classes and clips of campus. The narrator, David Compton, describes the curriculum at Grand Valley State College and the degrees offered. There are clips from different classroom experiences: a lecture, a discussion session, a science lab, and meeting one on one with professors for the new School of General Studies. The video describes the new science hall and Zumberge Library amenities, including the audio-visual collection. There is a brief discussion of financial aid, followed by an explanation of the strengths of a liberal education, and potential job prospects for graduates. Finally, the narrator describes the arts on campus, athletics, and student housing. There are credits at the end of the video. An earlier edition of this promotional video from 1968 uses much of the same footage and narration.
Grand Valley Gives You a Choice, circa 1975
Grand Valley Gives You a Choice. This is a promotional video in color without audio, titled “Grand Valley Gives You a Choice.” Some of the footage is dark. It begins with footage from the College of Arts and Sciences, depicting science labs and arts classes. There is footage from classrooms, athletics, and a football game. Next, the video covers William James College, with text describing core features of the College interspersed with video of a geographic survey, the radio station, and art projects. College IV is depicted next, followed by Thomas Jefferson College and video clips of theatre and dance. It finishes with a series of images of historic figures after a text slide for the College of Arts and Science history department, saying “they made it happen.”
Grand Valley State College Fact Frames, 1988
GVSC Fact Frames. The first part of the video consists of a promotional video in color about Grand Valley State College. It shows clips of students, faculty, and the campus, as well as a maps and text describing the school. The video points out different strengths of academic and pre-professional programs, and student life. The second part of the video is a series of “fact frames” that viewers can pause to read. These frames include facts about how to get more information about Grand Valley, how to apply, financial aid, academic and professional programs, career planning, academic support and resources, student life and housing, and athletics. These consist of just text on the screen with no voiceover.
Grand Valley State College vs Kalamazoo Christian Basketball Game, circa 1969
GVSC vs. Kalamazoo Christian Basketball Game. Black and white video of a basketball game circa 1969. The footage is dark and flickers, and has no sound. The video shows GVSC players practicing before the game starts, followed by footage from the game itself. A short GVSC cheerleading routine is shown in the middle. The final score is 68-69, Kalamazoo Christian winning.
Library Research Skills Video. This is a video in color with audio. There is some visual distortion at the beginning of the video. It is an instructional video from the Zumberge Library dating to 1993, providing information on research skills. It is part of an assignment for an English 150 course. The video outlines how to create a research profile. It covers different kinds of information, how to find sources in the library, from books to periodicals, and how to use Beacon, the online catalog.
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage (Part 1), circa 1979
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage Part 1. This is a video in color without audio. There are issues with color balance throughout the video. It is a compilation of various clips of footage, including shots of water, flowers, trees, fields, cows and horses, followed by footage of a city skyline and downtown Grand Rapids. There are several shots from the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System, followed by footage of farms watering crops.
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage (Part 2), 1979
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage Part 2. This is a video in color without audio. There are issues with color balance throughout the video, and some clips come from damaged film and are speckly or distorted. It is a compilation of various clips of footage. It begins with footage of the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System, farms, crops, and general landscape shots. There is a portion of the landscape footage that has footage from another video (Russel H. Kirkhof donation) overlaid upside down, so the image is dark and confusing. The majority of the video is from the Festival ’79 in downtown Grand Rapids. There are clips from musical performances from different groups, children painting and playing, shots of the crowd, tents and food cooking, and runners finishing a race. The end of the video is footage of a forest, creek, and a cabin, and more race footage.
President Arend D. Lubbers’ Inauguration, 1969
President Arend D. Lubbers’ Inauguration. This is a video in color from dedication of the library and fieldhouse buildings and the inauguration of President Lubbers. The first 38 seconds have no sound, showing shots of the audience, including President James Zumberge, and a procession of faculty and administration. President Arend D. Lubbers takes the podium and speaks about ideology and the academy.
Promotional Film, 1968. This is a promotional video in color with audio. It begins with a group of faculty talking to each other about their classes and clips of campus. The narrator, David Compton, describes the collegiate system, the curriculum at Grand Valley State College and the degrees offered. There are clips from different classroom experiences: a lecture, a discussion session with President Zumberge, a science lab, and a tutorial. The video describes Zumberge Library’s amenities, including the audio-visual collection. There is a brief discussion of financial aid, followed by an explanation of the strengths of a liberal education, and potential job prospects for graduates. Finally, the narrator describes the arts on campus, athletics, and student housing. There are credits at the end of the video. A later edition of this promotional video, Getting to Know Grand Valley, uses much of the same footage and narration.
Promotional Video - Business Man, circa 1975
Promotional Video - Business Man. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about how you need a degree to move up in the workplace, and how Grand Valley State is an option for part time study alongside work.
Promotional Video – Parent. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about how as a parent, you want the best for your child without meddling and interfering. He suggests calling Grand Valley State to talk to an advisor to learn more about programs and financial aid.
Promotional Video - Young Man, circa 1975
Promotional Video - Young Man. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about the benefits of a college education in preparing for a successful future, and how people working full time can study part time at Grand Valley to move ahead.
Promotional Video - Young Woman, circa 1975
Promotional Video - Young Woman. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A woman sits and talks to the camera about the benefits of a college education in getting a job with a future, and how people working full time can study part time at Grand Valley to move ahead.
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation (Part 1), 1978
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation Tape 1. This video is in color with no sound from October 1, 1978. The footage includes shots of the Kirkhof house and its grounds from various angles. There is also footage from a dinner, and several close-up shots of Russel H. Kirkhof smiling and laughing. Some of the footage is dark, especially the shots of Kirkhof.
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation (Part 2), 1978
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation Tape 2. This video is in color with no sound from October 1, 1978. The footage shows Russel H. Kirkhof sitting at a table outside signing the donation paperwork along with two other men, one of whom is President Arend D. Lubbers. There are shots of Kirkhof smiling, and Kirkhof and Lubbers posing together and shaking hands. The video ends with clips of the garden. The footage is dark and blue toned.
The Life and Times of James H. Zumberge, circa 1968
Life and Times of James H. Zumberge. GVSC Underground Productions video on the Life and Times of James H. Zumberge, First President of Grand Valley State College. The video is in black and white with sound, using a combination of film clips, photographs, newspapers, and letters with audio detailing Zumberge’s time at GVSC, beginning in February 1962. It describes the early days of the College, its groundbreaking, the difficulties in constructing the campus and its opening in 1963. The video also discusses Zumberge's presidential responsibilities, such as accepting gifts like the Angus. It then showed images and film from the Pioneer Class graduation in 1967, and from the accreditation in 1968. The video finishes with best wishes for Zumberge as he moves on to the University of Arizona to teach.
Thomas J. Haas Address to Faculty and Staff, 2008
Thomas J. Haas Address to Faculty and Staff, 2008. This video is in color with sound. Thomas J. Haas gives an address to faculty and staff on August 22, 2008 as a welcome back for the new academic year. Haas begins with a few stories about students and families who found Grand Valley to be a great choice. He then welcomes Board of Trustees members and a few other individuals in the audience. Haas discusses goals the Board of Trustees set the previous year, mentioning the highlights from these goals and achievements thus far. Haas then goes through strategic planning and goals for different themes, including leadership, fiscal responsibility, and community development. There is a lot of focus on the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation, the completed self-study, and next steps in the accreditation process and the university’s goals going forward. Haas then discusses a few changes looking forward, including the Board of Trustee’s new policy on household benefits, and adaptations for budget and tuition costs in order to be accessible to students despite the economic situation. Haas then takes questions from the audience on the campus smoking policy, success in becoming an environmentally friendly campus, and keeping graduates in the state of Michigan. He finishes up with talking about plans moving forward, including the new library.